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June 19
Saint of the day:
Patron Saint of bodily ills, sick people, sickness
SAUNTER DAY-JUNETEENTH
Deuteronomy, Chapter 6, Verse 24-25
24 The
LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes in FEAR of the LORD, our God, that we may always have as good a life
as we have today. 25 This is our justice before the
LORD, our God: to observe carefully this whole commandment he has enjoined on
us.”
Today
reflect on Christ’s mind given in the gospel.
“To you who
hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who
curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. To the person who strikes you on
one cheek, offer the other one as well, and from the person, who takes your
cloak, do not withhold even your tunic. Give to everyone who asks of you, and
from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back. Do to others as you
would have them do to you.
For if
you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?
Even
sinners love those who love them.
And if
you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you?
Even
sinners do the same.
If you
lend money to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you?
Even
sinners lend to sinners and get back the same amount. But rather, love your
enemies and do good to them, and lend expecting nothing back; then your reward
will be great and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind
to the ungrateful and the wicked. Be merciful, just as also your Father is
merciful. “Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you
will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts will be
given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing,
will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in
return be measured out to you.”
Catechism
of the Catholic Church
PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH
SECTION ONE-"I BELIEVE" -
"WE BELIEVE"
CHAPTER TWO GOD COMES TO MEET MAN
Article 2-THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE REVELATION
I. The Apostolic Tradition
75 "Christ the Lord, in
whom the entire Revelation of the most high God is summed up, commanded the
apostles to preach the Gospel, which had been promised beforehand by the
prophets, and which he fulfilled in his own person and promulgated with his own
lips. In preaching the Gospel, they were to communicate the gifts of God to all
men. This Gospel was to be the source of all saving truth and moral
discipline."
In the apostolic preaching. . .
76 In keeping with the Lord's
command, the Gospel was handed on in two ways:
- orally "by the apostles who handed on, by the spoken word of their
preaching, by the example they gave, by the institutions they established, what
they themselves had received - whether from the lips of Christ, from his way of
life and his works, or whether they had learned it at the prompting of the Holy
Spirit";
- in writing "by those apostles and other men associated with the apostles
who, under the inspiration of the same Holy Spirit, committed the message of
salvation to writing".
. . . continued in apostolic
succession.
77 "In order that the full
and living Gospel might always be preserved in the Church the apostles’ left
bishops as their successors. They gave them their own position of teaching
authority." Indeed, "the apostolic preaching, which is expressed
in a special way in the inspired books, was to be preserved in a continuous
line of succession until the end of time."
78 This living transmission,
accomplished in the Holy Spirit, is called Tradition, since it is distinct from
Sacred Scripture, though closely connected to it. Through Tradition, "the
Church, in her doctrine, life and worship, perpetuates and transmits to every
generation all that she herself is, all that she believes." "The
sayings of the holy Fathers are a witness to the life-giving presence of this
Tradition, showing how its riches are poured out in the practice and life of
the Church, in her belief and her prayer."
79 The Father's
self-communication made through his Word in the Holy Spirit, remains present
and active in the Church: "God, who spoke in the past, continues to
converse with the Spouse of his beloved Son. and the Holy Spirit, through whom
the living voice of the Gospel rings out in the Church - and through her in the
world - leads believers to the full truth, and makes the Word of Christ dwell
in them in all its richness."
Sauntering
Day[1]
“I think that I cannot preserve my
health and spirits unless I spend four hours a day at least – and it is
commonly more than that – sauntering through the woods and over the hills and
fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
·
The world around us is moving at such a hectic pace
that we often forget to slow down and smell the proverbial roses. Even our walk
is at high speed, pushing every inch of speed we can out of what is otherwise
the most leisurely of modes of locomotion. It isn’t just an opportunity for us
to remember to walk it is, more importantly, an opportunity for us to take a
truly relaxed tack to the day and choose to saunter.
History of Sauntering Day
Saunter: v, a walk in a slow,
relaxed manner, without hurry or effort.
·
This holiday was formed by W.T. Rabe in 1979 as
a response to the sworn enemy of the Saunter, jogging. Jogging is a grueling
attack on movement, with rapidity and effort being the purpose at hand, and all
joy being drained from getting around by making each step as painful as
possible. Perhaps we’re biased, but we believe the saunter to be the
unquestionably superior alternative. Sauntering doesn’t just mean walking; it
means walking as though the weight of the world has been lifted from your
shoulders. It means being free from stress and strain, and instead focusing on
the pure joy of walking. In fact, sauntering specifically implies that you will
be moving in a joyful manner.
How to Celebrate Sauntering Day
·
Give yourself plenty of time today and do so
with the intent of relaxing and truly enjoying your journey to wherever it is
you have to go. Saunter casually with pure relaxation and take in the scents
and sights. Greet others, and don’t let their urge to move quickly infect
yours. In fact, see if you can get them to slow down and join you on your happy
little saunter. The world will be better for it, and you’ll be happier for it.
Sauntering Day is your opportunity to leave all the rush behind and just… Saunter…
through your day.
Juneteenth[2]
Juneteenth,
also called Freedom Day and Emancipation Day, celebrates the abolition of slavery in the United States. On June 19,
1865, Union soldiers arrived in Texas to deliver news that President Lincoln
has issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the enslaved. Although
Lincoln's Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863, it took nearly two and
half years for word to travel from Washington to Texas. By then, Texas had
amassed more than 250,000 slaves.
Since 1865, Juneteenth has been informally celebrated throughout the country
however in 1980, Texas became the first state to recognize it as an official
holiday. Shortly thereafter, other states also proclaimed the holiday. Today,
Juneteenth is a celebration of African American freedom, heritage and culture
observed through songs, communal cookouts and parades.
Juneteenth Facts & Quotes
·
According to the International Labor
Organization, almost 21 million people are victims of forced labor today, 11+
million women and girls and
9+ million men and boys.
·
Juneteenth is a combination of the words June
and Nineteenth about the date that slaves were freed in Texas.
·
The people of Texas are informed that, in
accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all
slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and
rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection
heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor.
The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for
wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military
posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or
elsewhere. - General Gordon Granger, Major General of the United States Army,
Issued June 19, 1865.
·
...I do order and declare that all persons held
as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and
henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United
States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize
and maintain the freedom of said persons. - President Abraham Lincoln, The
Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863
Juneteenth Top Events and Things to
Do
·
Read the Emancipation Proclamation. The
proclamation, issued by President Lincoln, declared all persons held as slaves
within any State... shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.
·
Visit the Whitney Plantation, America's first
slavery museum, to learn about impact of slavery in Southern America. The
museum contains exhibits, artwork, restored buildings and first-person slave
narratives about the lives of those enslaved in Louisiana.
·
Sing traditional Juneteenth songs. These
include Swing low, Swing Chariot, and Lift
Every Voice and Sing.
·
Attend the annual Juneteenth Emancipation
Celebration at Emancipation Park, Houston Texas.
·
Attend a Juneteenth Musical Festival.
These are held across the United States; great ones can be found in
Denver, Berkeley and Atlanta
Dara’s
Corner-Let Courtesy be your watchword
Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday, June 19,
1945, is a leader from Myanmar
who fought for democracy. Her life has been full of challenges and
achievements.
Suu Kyi spent many years under house
arrest because she stood up for her beliefs. Despite this, she never gave up on
her dream of a free country. Her story inspires people all over the world.
John
McCain in his book “Character is Destiny”[3]
highlights the life of Aung San Suu Kyi,
who was the Burmese wife of an Oxford professor who came home to free her
people, and oppose the political tyrants who jailed her with courage and
decency and yet despite her mistreatment is for us a modern example of
courtesy. Aung San Suu Kyi returned to Burma in 1988,
after years of living and studying abroad, only to find widespread slaughter of
protesters rallying against the brutal rule of dictator U Ne Win. She
spoke out against him and initiated a nonviolent movement toward achieving
democracy and human rights. In 1989, the government placed Suu Kyi under house
arrest, and she spent 15 of the next 21 years in custody. In 1991, her ongoing
efforts won her the Nobel Prize for Peace, and she was finally released from
house arrest in November 2010. She has since gained a parliamentary seat with
the National League for Democracy party.[4]
McCain
says of Aung San Suu Kyi:
In
Burma, courtesy is a rebellious gesture to a ruling elite that has tried to
terrorize such refined kindness from their culture, and make a world where only
power matters, where there are only the fearsome and the fearful. Suu, as she
asks Western visitors to call her, never reciprocates discourtesy. She is a
practicing Buddhist who refuses to hate those who hate her because, she says,
she cannot fear what she doesn’t hate. In a statement she had smuggled to the
press, she explained her steady, almost cheerful resistance to the regime’s
attempts to frighten her. “It is not power that corrupts but fear,” she wrote.
“Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it, and fear of the scourge of
power corrupts those who are subject to it.” She remained unmoved. (One must
never mistake her good manners and delicate beauty for a lack of will and
strength.) She was willing, as always, to show her persecutors every courtesy
and to entertain a polite willingness to consider their concerns as they
discussed the future of their country. “Confrontation,” she told a Time
magazine reporter, “comes about because there is no other way to settle
differences. If there is a channel open for settling differences, there should
be no need for confrontation.” And when she was asked how cruelly she had been
treated by the regime, she responded, “I have never been treated cruelly.” But
the regime, the bullies who are destroying the country and are so afraid of
this one small woman and her implacable determination, would not acquiesce to
any plan that might result in their long-overdue loss of power. Recently,
reports have surfaced that the tyrants are again considering the release of
Burma’s national heroine. Perhaps they will soon knock at the door of her home
again. I have no doubt that when they do she will receive them with perfect
courtesy, not that they deserve it. But she does not extend her courtesy as a
sign of respect for them or their power, but to show, yet again, that they
cannot make her become the only type of person they understand, one of the
fearful or one of the fearsome. She is merely, steadfastly, reaching out to
beauty to banish ugliness from her sight and the lives of her countrymen.
Every Wednesday is
Dedicated to St. Joseph
The Italian culture has
always had a close association with St. Joseph perhaps you could make
Wednesdays centered around Jesus’s Papa. Plan an Italian dinner of pizza or
spaghetti after attending Mass as most parishes have a Wednesday evening Mass.
You could even do carry out to help restaurants. If you are adventurous, you
could do the Universal Man Plan: St. Joseph style. Make the evening a family
night perhaps it could be a game night. Whatever you do make the day special.
·
Devotion to the 7 Joys and Sorrows of St.
Joseph
·
Do the St.
Joseph Universal Man Plan.
Daily
Devotions
·
When boredom and discouragement
beat against your heart, run away from yourself and hide in My heart.
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Conversion of Sinners
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
[1]https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/sauntering-day/
[3] McCain, John and Salter, Mark. (2005) Character is destiny. Random
House, New York
[4] http://www.biography.com/people/aung-san-suu-kyi-9192617
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